Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Lataj Wright
Redshirt senior defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · West Palm Beach, FL · Langston Hughes HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearLataj Wright
He has spent two seasons in the Western Kentucky secondary. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Georgia, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 9-6 over that span.
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (r-Sr.) | 6/0: Wright appeared in six games during the 2025 season in his second year with the Hilltoppers. He recorded one tackle, which came in the Nov. 15 win over Middle Tennessee, and one pass breakup, which came in the Aug. 30 win over North Alabama. 2024 (r-Jr.) | 0/0: Wright missed t...
The secondary · Western Kentucky
- #7Jaylen Lewis74 tackles · 2025
- #5Dave Herard58 tackles · 2025
- #11Kent Robinson29 tackles · 2025
- #2Al-Ma'Hi Ali28 tackles · 2025
- #24Lataj Wright1 tackle · 2025
23 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology